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Sony Xperia U vs Sony Xperia Ion HSPA

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Summary
Performance

ST-Ericsson NovaThor

512 MB RAM

Snapdragon S3

1 GB RAM

Display

3.5" (8.89 cm)

480x854 px

4.5" (11.43 cm)

720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

5 MP

Single Camera

12.1 MP

Single Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP

Single Camera

1.3 MP

Single Camera

Battery

1320 mAh

5.6 h talktime (3G)

1900 mAh

4 talktime (3G)

Storage

8 GB

Non Expandable

16 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

User Ratings

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4.2/5 based on 1,472 ratings

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General
Launch Date

May 7, 2012 (Official)

Operating System

Android v4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Performance
Chipset

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500

Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260

CPU

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A9

Dual core, 1.5 GHz

Graphics

Mali-400

Adreno 220

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

Display
Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

4.5 " (11.43 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

326 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

55.71 %

61.69 %

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen

Design
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Dimensions

Height: 112 mm
Width: 54 mm
Thickness: 12 mm

Height: 133 mm
Width: 68 mm
Thickness: 10.80 mm

Weight

110 grams

144 grams

Colours

Black, White

Black, White, Red

Camera
Main Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

12.1 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

, LED Flash

, LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital image stabilization

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30
720x480 @ 120

Front Camera
Camera Setup

Single

Single

Resolution

0.3 MP, Primary Camera

1.3 MP, Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30

Battery
Capacity

1320 mAh

1900 mAh

Type

Li-ion

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5.6 Hours(3G) / Up to 6.6 Hours(2G)

Up to 4(3G) / Up to 10(2G)

Standby time

Up to 472 Hours(3G) / Up to 260 Hours(2G)

Up to 350(3G) / Up to 400(2G)

Storage
Internal Memory

8 GB

16 GB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 32 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 4 GB

USB OTG

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Single SIM, GSM

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Bands:
UMTS 2100 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
3G Speed:
HSDPA 14.4 Mbit/s ↓, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s ↑
GPRS:
107 kbps
EDGE:
296 kbps

3G Speed:
HSPA , EV-DO category Rev.A
GPRS:
86 kbps
EDGE:
236.8 kbps

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v2.1

, v2.1

GPS

with A-GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, microUSB

HDMI

Multimedia
FM Radio

, RDS

, RDS

Loudspeaker

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors
Other Sensors

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass

Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Applications

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